Grant Hermes
@granthermes.bsky.social
AP award-winning anchor/politics reporter. Host of Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes.
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Hegseth’s unlikely rise from maligned nonprofit head to Fox News host to Secretary of Defense has been marked by a single thing: he’s spent his career advocating in favor of making it easier to commit war crimes and leniency for the people who commit them.
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Pete Hegseth's Long History With War Crimes
Hegseth's rise from obscure nonprofit leader to Fox News host to head of the military has had one thing in common: his zeal for war crimes
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December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hegseth’s unlikely rise from maligned nonprofit head to Fox News host to Secretary of Defense has been marked by a single thing: he’s spent his career advocating in favor of making it easier to commit war crimes and leniency for the people who commit them.
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Introducing a new newsletter from Make It Make Sense!
Every week, Things You Forgot From Civics Class will breakdown the civics basics we all forgot or didn’t care about when we learned them.
But democracy isn’t boring. Your civics class was.
Links in the bio!
Every week, Things You Forgot From Civics Class will breakdown the civics basics we all forgot or didn’t care about when we learned them.
But democracy isn’t boring. Your civics class was.
Links in the bio!
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Introducing a new newsletter from Make It Make Sense!
Every week, Things You Forgot From Civics Class will breakdown the civics basics we all forgot or didn’t care about when we learned them.
But democracy isn’t boring. Your civics class was.
Links in the bio!
Every week, Things You Forgot From Civics Class will breakdown the civics basics we all forgot or didn’t care about when we learned them.
But democracy isn’t boring. Your civics class was.
Links in the bio!
“The terminology ‘hate incident’ is no longer present in policy.”
It’s not just hate symbols but the entire notion of a hate incident that’s been scrubbed from USGC by DHS.
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It’s not just hate symbols but the entire notion of a hate incident that’s been scrubbed from USGC by DHS.
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DHS Drops Hate-Incident Guidance As It Leans Into Extremist Imagery; Coast Guard Backpedals on Hate Symbols
The recent change in policy is the most official step for the agency that's alluded to white supremacist and outright Nazi imagery for the past several months.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The terminology ‘hate incident’ is no longer present in policy.”
It’s not just hate symbols but the entire notion of a hate incident that’s been scrubbed from USGC by DHS.
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It’s not just hate symbols but the entire notion of a hate incident that’s been scrubbed from USGC by DHS.
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I went through the 20K documents so you don’t have to.
There are real questions about whether Trump and the Presidency were, or still are, compromised because of his relationship with Epstein
It’s all in my latest piece. Read it here
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There are real questions about whether Trump and the Presidency were, or still are, compromised because of his relationship with Epstein
It’s all in my latest piece. Read it here
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I Went Through Thousands Of The Epstein Estate Documents. Here's What I Found
Could the President have been compromised? Could he still be?
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November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I went through the 20K documents so you don’t have to.
There are real questions about whether Trump and the Presidency were, or still are, compromised because of his relationship with Epstein
It’s all in my latest piece. Read it here
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There are real questions about whether Trump and the Presidency were, or still are, compromised because of his relationship with Epstein
It’s all in my latest piece. Read it here
open.substack.com/pub/mimsnews...
A bit of my convo with Paul Starr about his new book about our 75 year devolution into revenge politics and what happens next.
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A bit of my convo with Paul Starr about his new book about our 75 year devolution into revenge politics and what happens next.
Trump is trying to live out his legacy. It’s why his health and this push for an illegal third term are connected. The latest from the Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes podcast is out now!
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How Trump's Health And 3-Term Push Are Connected
Podcast Episode · Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes · 10/28/2025 · 21m
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October 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Trump is trying to live out his legacy. It’s why his health and this push for an illegal third term are connected. The latest from the Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes podcast is out now!
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After spending the weekend posting AI images of him as a monarch, Trump reposted this video from a few years ago.
October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
After spending the weekend posting AI images of him as a monarch, Trump reposted this video from a few years ago.
Health. Are tax credits expire Nov. 1. It’s going to hit millions of people and rural hospitals hard, whether you have private insurance or not.
October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Health. Are tax credits expire Nov. 1. It’s going to hit millions of people and rural hospitals hard, whether you have private insurance or not.
“It was more than a clinical look at the arguments he built or the evidence he uncovered. It was a sermon to process as protection. Not just for the people bringing the cases, but for all of us.”
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October 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“It was more than a clinical look at the arguments he built or the evidence he uncovered. It was a sermon to process as protection. Not just for the people bringing the cases, but for all of us.”
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From my other socials today but this video may be one of the most important as we inch closer to a possible armed conflict in Chicago.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
From my other socials today but this video may be one of the most important as we inch closer to a possible armed conflict in Chicago.
Saying the quiet part out loud while staying totally silent
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud while staying totally silent
A “the beatings will stop when morale improves” sort of approach. New episode out now!
October 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A “the beatings will stop when morale improves” sort of approach. New episode out now!
Also new from the substack.
A new survey of 700 political scientists and 2700 Americans says the US isn't a full democracy anymore.
Read my new piece here.
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A new survey of 700 political scientists and 2700 Americans says the US isn't a full democracy anymore.
Read my new piece here.
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A New Report Says The US Isn't A Full Democracy Any More
Hundreds of democracy experts and political scientists say the US is slipping closer and closer to being an authoritarian state
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October 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Also new from the substack.
A new survey of 700 political scientists and 2700 Americans says the US isn't a full democracy anymore.
Read my new piece here.
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A new survey of 700 political scientists and 2700 Americans says the US isn't a full democracy anymore.
Read my new piece here.
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The line that the GOP is putting out there right now is probably false.
October 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The line that the GOP is putting out there right now is probably false.
“With Kennedy in the driver’s seat and Trump’s past obsessions with eugenics and autism panic, it’s clear the pseudo-science behind both is now the official science of the United States. A science that experts say will put Americans in danger.”
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September 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“With Kennedy in the driver’s seat and Trump’s past obsessions with eugenics and autism panic, it’s clear the pseudo-science behind both is now the official science of the United States. A science that experts say will put Americans in danger.”
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A big thanks to @kvanderson.bsky.social for coming on and talking about how we should be talking about our current political moment. Full episode out now!
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A big thanks to @kvanderson.bsky.social for coming on and talking about how we should be talking about our current political moment. Full episode out now!
“Online extremism only becomes a pressing issue...when physical violence happens. By the time it happens, it's too late. We've missed all of the important conversations.”
New from me about why we're bad at talking about online extremism
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New from me about why we're bad at talking about online extremism
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We're Really Bad At Talking About Online Extremism. Why?
Researchers have spent decades studying who and how gets radicalized online. So why are our leaders so bad at talking about it?
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September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“Online extremism only becomes a pressing issue...when physical violence happens. By the time it happens, it's too late. We've missed all of the important conversations.”
New from me about why we're bad at talking about online extremism
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New from me about why we're bad at talking about online extremism
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New from the podcast today. Some thoughts on our current age of fear and political violence.
Episode out now wherever you listen/watch your podcasts
Episode out now wherever you listen/watch your podcasts
September 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New from the podcast today. Some thoughts on our current age of fear and political violence.
Episode out now wherever you listen/watch your podcasts
Episode out now wherever you listen/watch your podcasts
So obviously this took a backseat to the new yesterday but Congress is pushing through a bill that looks like an immigration bill but is actually a private prison bill
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Congress's New Immigration Bill Is About To Fill Private Prisons
A bill aimed at increasing the penalties for immigration crimes is really about helping an industry that was seeing its population dwindle
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September 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
So obviously this took a backseat to the new yesterday but Congress is pushing through a bill that looks like an immigration bill but is actually a private prison bill
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Trump just told us he was going to start using AI as the new “hoax.” But what does that mean for the Epstein story and the rest of us?
(Left: the official WH portrait. Right: Chatgpt image of Trump)
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(Left: the official WH portrait. Right: Chatgpt image of Trump)
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Trump Reveals Crying AI May Be His New "Hoax." The First Test Might Be The Epstein Files
In lying about a viral video, Trump showed how he's planning to use an "AI defense" for negative headlines.
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September 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump just told us he was going to start using AI as the new “hoax.” But what does that mean for the Epstein story and the rest of us?
(Left: the official WH portrait. Right: Chatgpt image of Trump)
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(Left: the official WH portrait. Right: Chatgpt image of Trump)
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Separately they might seem like a fluke. Together it’s a troubling pattern. DHS keeps posting white supremacist/Nazi stuff on social media and won’t say why.
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DHS Keeps Posting White Supremacist Things Online
For weeks, DHS has been posting subtle and not-so-subtle, white supremacist and neo-Nazi imagery. It's a pattern now.
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August 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Separately they might seem like a fluke. Together it’s a troubling pattern. DHS keeps posting white supremacist/Nazi stuff on social media and won’t say why.
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Adoptees are getting caught in immigration troubles they never thought they’d be in. Many didn’t even know they could be targets.
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
August 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Adoptees are getting caught in immigration troubles they never thought they’d be in. Many didn’t even know they could be targets.
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
A list of all the President’s hoaxes (almost). Listen to the latest episode of Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes wherever you get your podcasts!
August 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A list of all the President’s hoaxes (almost). Listen to the latest episode of Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes wherever you get your podcasts!
A cash bonus program that lasted 4 hours and an asterisk on a promise of a signing bonus.
How the Trump Admin is trying to supercharge ICE recruitment to boost deportations, while leaving the door open to discrimination, scams, and corruption.
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How the Trump Admin is trying to supercharge ICE recruitment to boost deportations, while leaving the door open to discrimination, scams, and corruption.
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ICE Offers Cash And Signing Bonuses To Boost Deportations
The White House, DHS and ICE have, publicly and privately, been promoting bonus programs to get more ICE agents to speed up deportations.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A cash bonus program that lasted 4 hours and an asterisk on a promise of a signing bonus.
How the Trump Admin is trying to supercharge ICE recruitment to boost deportations, while leaving the door open to discrimination, scams, and corruption.
mimsnewspod.substack.com/p/ice-offers...
How the Trump Admin is trying to supercharge ICE recruitment to boost deportations, while leaving the door open to discrimination, scams, and corruption.
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